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to place and from plan to plan, tend to
prepare us for the great transpiantin.
which is to take us from this world al
together and root us in the garden o!
| the Lord above.
Sour godlincss is not fruit of the love
of Christ. Sweetness, gentleness and
pity are the qualities with which he
endows his disciples. 1t is imperfect
virtue which is sour, severe and impll-
cable. Perfect virtue is meek, affable
and compassionate. Itthinks or Moth
ing but doing good, "of bearing one
another's burdens" There is no acid
ity in pure Christ-love.
Finish thy work, then sit thee down
On some celestial hill;
And of its strength 'rcrlving air
Take thou thy fill.
Finish thy work, then go in peace,
Lifr's battle fought and won;
Hear from the throne the Masters voice,
"Well done, we'll DONE"
Finish thy work, then take thy harp,
Give praise to God above,
Sing new song of thankful JOY
And endless love.
Every day little sclf-denial. The
thing that is difficult to do to-day will
be an easy thing to do three hundred
and sixty days hence, if each day it
shall have been repeated. What pow
er of self-mastery shall he enjoy who,
looking to God for grace, seeks every
day to practice the grace he prays for.
The man that is too good and spirit
ual for the visible Church is some
thing of Il phenomenon-especlally to
himself. He finds his worthy associ-
ates in the man too holy to pray "for-
give us our trcsspasses," and the one
too sanctiiicd to have to keep the Com
mandments any longer.
Depend upon it, in the midst of all
the science about the world and its
wavs, ard all the ignorance Of God
and His greatness, the man or woman
who can say, Thy will be dOnc,"
with true heart forgiving us, is nearer
the secret of things than the geologist
and theologian.
If it is not practicable duty to be
perfectly holy in this world, then it
will follow that the devil has so COM
pletely accomplished his design in cor
rupting mankind that Jesus Christ is
at fault, and has no way to sanctlfy
his people but by taking out of the
world.
A girl looks pretticr in nice lawn
dress than she does rugged ont like a
show window Of a millinery establish
mcnt. But, then. nine out of ten
girls would rather be the "show win
dow"
Let not unworthiness scare the chill
lrcn of Gn,l. Parents love their child
rem and do them good, not because
they see that they arc more worthy
than others, but because they are their
own.
The cares, which are the cream of
riches, hang often so heavily at the
rich mans girdle, that they clog him
with weary days and restless nights,
when others sleep quietly.
Many q man thinks it is principle
that keeps him from turning rascal,
when it is only full stomach. BE
grateful and do not mistake potatoes
for principle.
When wc arc least worthy, most
tempted, hardest, unkindcst, let ns yet
command our spirits into His hands.
Whittier else dare we send them?
You cannot make men moral by leg
islaturc and you might fill mp the stat
ne book with such laws and they will
| be of no avail.
The real things are inside. The real
world is the inside world. God is not
up, nor down, but in the midst.
BE not diverted from your duty by
any reflections the silly world may
make upon you.
That is noble covetousn ess-the de-
sire for more work in Gods service.
1t is better to be nobly remembered
than nobly born.
Our pleasures are in exact proportion
to our duties.